Suppose a Person Lesions the Hippocampus of a Rabbit

question 65

Multiple Choice

Suppose a person lesions the hippocampus of a rabbit. The person presents a blue light and a yellow light together for several trials, and then presents just the yellow light followed by a shock until the rabbit is startled by the yellow light alone. How will the lesioned rabbit respond if the person now presents just the blue light?

• A) It will startle to the blue light, but not as strongly as it does to the yellow light.
• B) It will startle just as strongly to the blue light as it does to the yellow light.
• C) It will startle even more strongly to the blue light than it does to the yellow light.
• D) It will not startle to the blue light at all.

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